I have found a good match for my sony CRT F520. The 30inch Cinema HD (APPLE) the res hits 2560 x 1600. I wanted to know if everything would work OK on my pc .. i know it takes 2 DVI inputs ... my 7800GTX will take care of that.

Yea this i know .. it will take a few months to save up 4 it .. but i wanted a Plasma/or Lcd tv .. so i figure why not kill 2birds with one stone and get TV/Monitor to hook up with my windows media center. i seen it online for $2,500 i hope in 5months it will go down from that.

PS i would like to use the monitor for Gaming also. I dont know what game will be out 5 - 7 months from now lol .. but would this LCD be able to handle it like a CRT would. Ghosting as they say?

Yup, you're right. It takes one dual-link connector. Which I believe only the 7800 family has one of. I think they only have one anyways. The 68xx series only has 2 single-link dvi connectors which is no good. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Bleh, don't spend money on those apple LCD's. They have inferior specs to many TV LCD's, and they cost more.

Well if this is so can anyone recommend a better LCD to get same size if not 27inch will do. And be able to hit 1600 X 1200. Plus be used for a computer without worring about burning taking place.

Ps. I have another question, how big of a deal is it to have a high contrast ratio I see the apple has a 400:1 where as letís say zenith plasma has a 4000:1. Would that have to do with picture quality and how clear the screen is or how bright the screen is?

This is absurd. First tier LCD OEMs like Apple & Dell get first pick from all LCD OEMs. I defy you to find one competent review that claims Apple or Dell LCD computer displays have poorer specs than an LCD TV.

Yes, a significant difference. Dual-link isn't equal to dual-DVI. Lots of early adopters bought Apple 30" LCD Studio Displays for an x86 box, only to discover that their $500 6800 Ultra could not drive it to full resolution. While most Quadro cards have dual-link, for months the ASUS 6800 was the only consumer GeForce NV40 with a dual-link DVI connector.

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This is absurd. First tier LCD OEMs like Apple & Dell get first pick from all LCD OEMs. I defy you to find one competent review that claims Apple or Dell LCD computer displays have poorer specs than an LCD TV.

Well, I just noticed that apple LCD's are available in higher resolution for the most part (unless you get an TV LCD with a true 1080p input, which isn't very common.) TV LCD's on the other hand have better contrast, better color accuracy, and brighter backlights as far as I can tell.

400:1 contrast ratio is sh!t IMO, it makes everything look bleached out compared to the average TV LCD.

Theres a 37" 1080p TV I am planning on getting with a 1080p input and a 1000:1 contrast ratio (though one review benchmarked it at 718:1 which is still better) that retails for $2,000. Much less than the $3,000 that apple wants for their 30" with a 400:1 contrast.

I have found a good match for my sony CRT F520. The 30inch Cinema HD (APPLE) the res hits 2560 x 1600. I wanted to know if everything would work OK on my pc .. i know it takes 2 DVI inputs ... my 7800GTX will take care of that.